DL, NWA pilots unable to reach seniority accord

Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines pilots have been unable to reach an agreement on the merger of their respective seniority lists (ATWOnline, March 7), perhaps delivering the final blow to a potential combination of the carriers, DL Air Line Pilots Assn. MEC Chairman Lee Moak said in a letter posted on the union's website.

Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines pilots have been unable to reach an agreement on the merger of their respective seniority lists (ATWOnline, March 7), perhaps delivering the final blow to a potential combination of the carriers, DL Air Line Pilots Assn. MEC Chairman Lee Moak said in a letter posted on the union's website. "While much was accomplished during a relatively short period of time, we have been unable to reach an agreement on a seniority list integration," he wrote, ...

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